Guyana releases Esso ‘cradle to grave’ waste plan

Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has disclosed the comprehensive waste management plan for Esso Exploration and Production Guyana (EEPGL).

EEPGL, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil and operator of the offshore Stabroek block, highlights that the roadmap is a “cradle to grave” document and follows EPA approval of a waste analysis study.

The plan complies with EEPGL’s permit requirements and covers all the company’s operations in the country, from exploration and appraisal drilling, to commissioning and startup.

Projects that fall under the plan include Liza field phases one and two, and Payara, as well as projects under review by EPA, such as Yellowtail and plans to land natural gas onshore to generate power and other industrial uses.

“As new projects are planned or come on stream, the plan will be updated,” reads the 1,367-page document available here.

“The scope excludes permitted effluent discharges from offshore operations which are managed pursuant to water quality requirements, as permitted, and the environmental and socioeconomic management plan for projects,” it says.